STREETVIEW
Opening Salvo /// ‘You Are the Sun’ ///
What constitutes the real world, and the complex humans who inhabit it?
Destination /// 9/11 Memorial ///
At the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we head to the Tower of Voices memorial.
Recommendation /// Storefront Art Projects ///
Artists are activating closed storefronts to spark more neighborhood investment.
Constellations /// Guiding Lights ///
Pittsburgh and pierogies. A longstanding tradition gets its due.
ART & IDEAS
Art /// ‘Our Precarious Food System’ ///
A new exhibit at Pittsburgh’s Contemporary Craft adds to the conversation about food insecurity.
Art /// ‘Flipping the Mattress ’ ///
The dream of the Mattress Factory lives on with new leadership.
Profile /// ‘The Ballad of Kuf and Christine’ ///
An origin story of the unlikely pairing of a Philadelphia hip hop artist and a classical harpist, both tuned in to how to create community through art.
Essay and Show Preview /// Quiet-Boy ///
Philadelphia artist Elizabeth Bergeland previews her upcoming exhibit Quiet-Boy and explores how painting men changed her perception of them.
Poetry /// ‘Light and Dark, by the Same Hand’ ///
Poems by William Blake and Morri Creech.
Profile /// ‘Break the Nose of Every Beautiful Thing’ ///
Artist Sabrina Small has been quietly exploring the darker corners of her—and our—psyches and streets.
Art /// ‘A Time of Fire’ ///
A preview of an upcoming permanent exhibition at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center honoring the playwright.
SWITCHBACKS
Article & Book Excerpt /// ‘Good Morning, Beautiful Business’ ///
Pittsburgh native and Philadelphia icon Judy Wicks has been at the forefront of the sustainability movement. We look at her newest effort, and revisit her first enterprise.
On the Cover: “Lioness” by Sabrina Small, 2019
Ink, marker and acrylic on paper, 17″ x 13″ in
